The Department of Energy on Friday announced $35 million in national lab grants to advance commercial uses of emerging energy technologies, from new nuclear reactor designs to bird detection systems at wind farms.
The grants will fund dozens of projects across the 17 DOE labs.
The announcement is noteworthy amid a Trump administration crackdown on Biden-era for low-carbon energy systems. The Biden administration in October 2024 launched the funding program, which falls under the DOE’s Technology Commercialization Fund.
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Energy Secretary Chris Wright often touts the world-class network of DOE national labs as Trump administration priorities despite a White House fiscal 2026 budget that proposes massive cuts.
